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as in penthouse
a room or set of rooms in a private house or a block used as a separate dwelling place
a spacious six-room apartment that occupies the entire upper floor of a two-family house
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as in room
an area within a building that has been set apart from surrounding space by a wall
the museum sets aside this large central apartment to display special exhibitions
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Recent Examples of apartment
Police responded and found multiple Polaroid pictures of the alleged victim being tied up and tortured in the suspect's SoHo apartment, as well as multiple torture items in view, according to police sources.
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Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 23 May 2025
Multiple people, including at least one adult, were at the apartment at the time of the shooting.
—Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 23 May 2025
There was a gentleman who lived in my apartment complex.
—Rachel Handler, Vulture, 23 May 2025
The gang, arrived on foot and by bicycle, disguised as police officers, to trick the doorman at Kardashian's luxury apartment during Paris Fashion Week in October 2016.
—Eleanor Beardsley, NPR, 23 May 2025
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Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 23 May 2025
Multiple people, including at least one adult, were at the apartment at the time of the shooting.
—Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 23 May 2025
There was a gentleman who lived in my apartment complex.
—Rachel Handler, Vulture, 23 May 2025
The gang, arrived on foot and by bicycle, disguised as police officers, to trick the doorman at Kardashian's luxury apartment during Paris Fashion Week in October 2016.
—Eleanor Beardsley, NPR, 23 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for apartment
Noun
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San Francisco set new expectations for high-rise bars when the Top of the Mark opened in 1939 inside what had previously been the 19th-floor penthouse at the Mark Hopkins Hotel.—
Joe Yogerst,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2025
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The penthouse apartment comes in at nearly 5,000 square feet spread across two floors, plus another 3,700 square feet of outdoor space — the ultimate N.Y.C luxury.—
Mackenzie Schmidt,
People.com,
30 May 2025
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While the carriage rooms in the castle courtyard offer a modern design and marble bathrooms, an option best suited for families, the self-catering lodges along the estate’s golf course are ideal for groups or longer stays.—
Emese Maczko,
Forbes.com,
23 May 2025
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How to act during strong winds Take shelter: Immediately go inside a sturdy building during a high wind warning or severe thunderstorm warning and move to an interior room or basement.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
23 May 2025
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Trump’s Chicago managers were required to conduct a study of fish killed by the luxury hotel and condominium complex as a condition of a 2013 water pollution permit granted by the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency.—
Michael Hawthorne,
Chicago Tribune,
23 May 2025
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Meanwhile, Dorough and his brother John Dorough have been busy with real estate development projects, having just opened a Hyatt Place property with a rooftop bar in Cape Canaveral, Florida, as well as a condominium complex, The Surf, at Cocoa Beach.—
Leena Tailor,
HollywoodReporter,
19 May 2025
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Among the most upmarket guest suites, the Noble Fir Studio King includes a sitting area and modern bathroom with double vanities along with a soaking tub.—
Michelle Gross,
Forbes.com,
21 May 2025
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The mission will carry a suite of instruments, the Lunar Vulkan Imaging and Spectroscopy Explorer (Lunar-VISE).—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
21 May 2025
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Style the trousers with a blouse like this dreamy pink one, then finish the look with a comfy pair of ballet flats that’ll keep your feet cushioned during work events.—
Rylee Johnston,
Travel + Leisure,
27 May 2025
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So many retailers are offering up to 70% off warm-weather trends (like strappy flats) and wardrobe essentials (like wide-leg jeans), at least before the deals dry up at midnight.—
Jake Henry Smith,
Glamour,
26 May 2025
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Her husband is working full time again at a factory, but Mr. Trump’s plan to put a 46 percent tariff on imports from Vietnam hangs over their family, which lives in a row of concrete tenements on the outskirts of Ho Chi Minh City.—
Alexandra Stevenson,
New York Times,
4 May 2025
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Thoughtful packaging preserves their stability, while a gentle formulation helps deliver on the key tenements of glass skin: smoothness, clearness, and luminosity.—
Rosa Jisoo Pyo,
Vogue,
28 Apr. 2025
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The goals are also to give the city a fresh new identity, enhance property values and invite business capital for condos, stores and restaurants.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
20 May 2025
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The West Village condo, perched on the 16th floor of Robert AM Stern’s Superior Ink Building, sold for about $5.76 million.—
Katie Schultz,
Architectural Digest,
20 May 2025
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“Apartment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/apartment. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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